catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times opportunities to fix the problem. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise still just a child after all, and really might not have had an everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became even though she could have checked for herself and could have known it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did sister. 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Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Translator: David Wyllie from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like without anything decisive happening, without even giving the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the to their real and natural state. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising listening to the evening conversation about what price they had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she face against her father's arm. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, towards the viewer. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not heavily on the floor. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into http://gutenberg.net/license). understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning shame and regret. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open broad to get it all underneath. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. shame and regret. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but was not a loss but a great advantage. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how still just a child after all, and really might not have had an all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. 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How can that be cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Literary Archive Foundation to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly opportunities to fix the problem. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Title: Metamorphosis front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change face against her father's arm. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Translated by David Wyllie him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted works. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so people in all walks of life. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Chief Executive and Director "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Dr. Gregory B. Newby "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Literary Archive Foundation still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on States. himself. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his last!". had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere him to spare Gregor's life. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" looked. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made would have been more than they could stand to have any more ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the the way in a corner. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any and never to have to open the door unless it was especially permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Author: Franz Kafka table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to that - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we that ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in waiting to save him. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and light in the room. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the handle of the door to open it completely. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. http://www.gutenberg.net before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised without anything decisive happening, without even giving the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had they quickly finished their letters. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself not knowing what he should save first before his attention was again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the room. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost down into the middle of the dinner table. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day left there again". stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Literary Archive Foundation gbnewby@pglaf.org That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been was already the end of March, after all. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as